The Paradise Family’s Travel Blog
Leaving Boulder: Starting The Journey
And we’re off! Well, baby steps - just to California. But…
Roadschooling: Geography From License Plates
Unsuspecting kids will learn US Geography, cardinal directions, capitals and state characteristics.
The Big Trip – All the reasons to go
So here is our “Big Trip” mission statement:
Probably not every moment, but as a whole, we expect to have fun.
Show, don’t tell, the kids that they are in the 1% of this world.
Probably not every moment, but as a whole, we expect to have fun.
Show, don’t tell, the kids that they are in the 1% of this world.
Itinerary of “The Big Trip”
August / September - Nepal will probably be a time for connecting with our Nepali friends, service work, trekking and homeschooling. March / April – Costa Rica. We plan to ground ourselves in Nosara for two months. Ideally, we will become fluent in Spanish, howler monkey and surfing.
Travel Immunizations and Momma-Fear
Shots! And Momma-fear
It’s a hotly polarizing parental…
It’s a hotly polarizing parental…
Wading Through the World’s Biggest Vinyl Market in Utrecht
Although women account for about half of all recording artists in the world, we are vastly outnumbered when it comes to record buyers. At least, this is the impression I got staring at an ocean of men dressed in dark colours, jeans and hoodies at the Mega Record Show, the world’s largest record fair, in Utrecht, Netherlands, in November 2016. In my nonscientific survey of the 41,000-square-foot fair, women seemed to represent maybe 10 percent of this ocean.
These overwhelmingly obsessive dudes, sometimes without any other outlet for their love, would turn out to be some of the most passionate men I’d ever meet.
These overwhelmingly obsessive dudes, sometimes without any other outlet for their love, would turn out to be some of the most passionate men I’d ever meet.
“Roadschooling” is a thing.
Roadschooling is a movement to take education to the road. We are wired to learn from our experiences. In a traditional classroom, we seize the rare and wonderful “teachable moments.”
All the Reasons Why Not
There are so many reasons why we should NOT pack up everything we own and travel the world for a year. There’s nothing we need to run away from; our life in Boulder is great.
Have Spork, Will Travel
10 ways to minimize your environmental impact when traveling with kids
Disneyland: The Best And Worst Of America
It’s easy to find the over-the-topness of Disneyland. It’s just too much: the carbon footprint, the waste, the fluorescent soda, the rampant consumerism, the crowds, the obese scooter riders. But then there’s also these six reasons to push past your stereotypes:
Rebuilding the Tumbuk Monastery with Mission Nepal
When devastating earthquakes hit the country of Nepal in April…
Passports
There is just something about a stamp in a passport. It gives me that giddy feeling like ticking off the last item of my to-do list.